Boys:
- Gaetano (gah-eh-TAH-noh, Italian)--from Latin, "of Caieta/Gaeta" [central Italy]
- Laurence (LAW-rents, LOH-rents, English)--from Latin "of Laurentum" [western Italy]
- Luke (LUEK, English)--from Greek, "of Lucania" [southern Italy]
- Saveliy (sah-VEHL-ee, Russian)--from Latin, "of Sabine" [central Italy]
- Sebastian (seh-BAS-tyen, English)--from Latin "of Sebaste" [central-eastern Turkey]
Girls:
- Cynthia (SIN-thee-ah, English)--from Greek, "of Kynthos" [Island of Delos, Greece]
- Delphine (del-FEEN, French)--from Latin "of Delphi" [central-southern Greece]
- Gaetana (gah-eh-TAH-nah, Italian)--feminine of Gaetano
- Isaura (ee-SOW-rah, Portuguese, Spanish)--from Latin, "of Isauria" [central-southern Turkey]
- Jocelyn (JOS-el-in, English)--from the Germanic tribe Gaut/Goth [prob. originally Scandinavian; spread thoughout Europe]
- Magdalene (MAG-dah-leen, English)--from Latin, "of Magdala" [prob. Migdal, Israel]
- Romola (ROH-moh-lah, Italian)--from Latin, "of Rome"
- Sidonie (see-doh-NEE, French; sih-DOH-nee, English, zee-DOH-nee-eh, German)--from Latin, "of Sidon" [Saida, Lebanon]
- Svea (SVAY-ah, Swedish)--"of Sweden"
- Sveva (SVAY-vah, Italian)--from the Germanic tribe Suebi [originally Swabia, Germany; migrated to Portugal]
Unisex:
- Devon (DEV-on, English)--from the Celtic tribe Dumnonii [south-west U.K.]
- Indigo (IN-dih-goh, English)--from Greek, "of India"
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